From my local online service:
java : 52%
c++ : 26%
perl : 6%
php : 9%
python: 4%
others: didn't look.
So your choices are:
Java, even though it is an clumsy, slow and non-portable language.
c++, particularly if you are using Linux because it compiles cleanly and is built in.
The vast majority of users would be better off with a simple text editor and a table manager.
I'd recommend Google docs for the following reasons:
- No worries about backup
- No client install required, no upgrades
- Documents available from anywhere. No need to set up VPN etc.
- Good collaboration and integration
Frankly, if you are considering the (very slow) open office, I would suggest an old version MS Office instead. It is much faster, everyone knows how to use it, simple deployment and same functionality. You might save a few sheckles on cost, but you will spend more money looking after it. And of course (in my expereince) it isn't that reliable.
I'm amazed the number of people saying 'why not use both'.
Answer : Because you need to look in two places every time you want a document. (or you need to waste your time synchronizing)
I was recently involved in a series of gruelling and unfair interviews in which we destroyed the confidence of a series of IT professionals with extraordinary difficult questions.
Having spent 10 years as an accountant, and 10 years as an IT Manager, I found myself asking the same thing.
In order to qualify as an accountant, I had to take 17 exams over the period of 6 years, with each exam having a 30-50% pass rate. During the first 2 years, I could barely make a living wage.
To become an IT Manager - I was just in the right place at the right time. I since gained OCP and MCSE, but nobody takes them seriously - in relative terms, they were both very easy to pass.
It is still a fact that an accounting (and probably legal) qualification counts for more than an IT qualification.
Results of an actual study:
In my Dad's old proof reading book (so we are talking about paper rather than screen), I remember a list in order from most to least favoured schemes in terms of eye strain, legibility etc.
1. Black on Yellow
2. Black on White....can't remember the rest.
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From my local online service: java : 52% c++ : 26% perl : 6% php : 9% python: 4% others: didn't look. So your choices are: Java, even though it is an clumsy, slow and non-portable language. c++, particularly if you are using Linux because it compiles cleanly and is built in.
Don't forget that this is a forum full of geeks.
The vast majority of users would be better off with a simple text editor and a table manager.
I'd recommend Google docs for the following reasons:
- No worries about backup
- No client install required, no upgrades
- Documents available from anywhere. No need to set up VPN etc.
- Good collaboration and integration
Frankly, if you are considering the (very slow) open office, I would suggest an old version MS Office instead. It is much faster, everyone knows how to use it, simple deployment and same functionality. You might save a few sheckles on cost, but you will spend more money looking after it. And of course (in my expereince) it isn't that reliable.
I'm amazed the number of people saying 'why not use both'. Answer : Because you need to look in two places every time you want a document. (or you need to waste your time synchronizing)
Or you might say there are *fewer* than a hundred, depending on whether you have a subversive attitude towards English grammar.
I was recently involved in a series of gruelling and unfair interviews in which we destroyed the confidence of a series of IT professionals with extraordinary difficult questions. Having spent 10 years as an accountant, and 10 years as an IT Manager, I found myself asking the same thing. In order to qualify as an accountant, I had to take 17 exams over the period of 6 years, with each exam having a 30-50% pass rate. During the first 2 years, I could barely make a living wage. To become an IT Manager - I was just in the right place at the right time. I since gained OCP and MCSE, but nobody takes them seriously - in relative terms, they were both very easy to pass. It is still a fact that an accounting (and probably legal) qualification counts for more than an IT qualification.
Results of an actual study: In my Dad's old proof reading book (so we are talking about paper rather than screen), I remember a list in order from most to least favoured schemes in terms of eye strain, legibility etc. 1. Black on Yellow 2. Black on White ....can't remember the rest.